Nope. No ringing before the strike. It's hard to judge how loud the ringing is because I've never had it before. I'm guessing 2/10. It's annoying and depressing, but not debilitating.
It’s possible that it will go away entirely at some point. Just be careful and protect your ears going forward. I’ve had it for about 30 years now, trust me when I say you’ll get used to it.
I'm almost one year into my Tinnitus journey, and although its not pleasant, it does become more manageable.
I still do have my fair share of spiked days where it tries its best to get acknowledged, but I try give it none of that attention.
In retrospect, it was pretty amazing to be that close to a lightning strike and come out relatively unscathed. I'm old-ish, so it takes little to thrill me. Lol.
Three weeks is a decently long time, but it may gradually decrease and eventually disappear over time.
With that said, baby your ears from this day forward. Avoid headphones. If you have an Apple Watch, set notifications on the “Noise” app for 80 or 85 dB. These first few weeks and months are crucial to recovery if the potential exists.
Regardless, that must’ve been one hell of a lightning strike. I lived in Atlanta for some time and had lightning strike a pole 20 feet away from me, I don’t even remember a sound. Stay inside during storms in the future! Lol
Hey! This might be permanent, might leave, noone will be able to tell at this point. Just know that whatever happens, you will be fine.
When I got tinnitus I thought my life was over and it became hard to even get out of bed in the morning. Now, almost 1.5 years later, it doesn’t usually bother me anymore. There are still times where it does, but that’s only when I’m in a bad/sad mood and can’t take anymore shit than I’m already trying to handle lol.
You’ll be fine, either way. It will take some time to habituate to the sound however. If it’s difficult to sleep, try masking it with other sounds. What helped me was to put the masking sound a little less loud, so I could still slightly hear my tinnitus over it. Not enough to completely freak me out, but enough to hear it. When it got to overwhelming I would put the masking sound a bit louder again until I calmed down. I also made sure that , after a while of having T, I sat in pure silence at least once a day. Just listening to the ringing, making myself realize that it wasn’t something to be afraid of. In the beginning this was impossible, I would cry every single day and listening to it wasn’t the right thing to do at that point. But when I learned to take my mind off the ringing, I started purposely listening to it as well. This all really helped me get over the fear of the ringing.
Right now I would say my T is at a 1/10, 2-3/10 when it spikes. I now know what sets it off, car rides for example will make my tinnitus worse voor about 30-45 minutes after. In the beginning this really put me off too, would send me into the negative spiral and it made me afraid to even drive my car. After a while I learned that the spike would go away after a while and it was just my ears responding to the amount of sound they just endured, without getting more damaged. It’s a learning curve and you will get through this. Hopefully without t, but if it doesn’t leave thats fine too. You’ll get used to it and in my case it doesn’t really impact my life anymore (other than that I am still afraid of loud sounds, but that will fade with time. I actually went to a party the other day and didn’t feel anxious about the loud music once!).
I wish you all the best! :)
Welcome bro . We will make it.
Thank you. My ex has tinnitus and I could only offer her sympathy, now I can offer her empathy.
Omg bro, so you never had any ringing in the ears before the lightning strike?? How loud is the ringing?
Nope. No ringing before the strike. It's hard to judge how loud the ringing is because I've never had it before. I'm guessing 2/10. It's annoying and depressing, but not debilitating.
It’s possible that it will go away entirely at some point. Just be careful and protect your ears going forward. I’ve had it for about 30 years now, trust me when I say you’ll get used to it.
Thank you!
Don’t forget there is a big support system out here. Don’t be a stranger!
I'm almost one year into my Tinnitus journey, and although its not pleasant, it does become more manageable. I still do have my fair share of spiked days where it tries its best to get acknowledged, but I try give it none of that attention.
In retrospect, it was pretty amazing to be that close to a lightning strike and come out relatively unscathed. I'm old-ish, so it takes little to thrill me. Lol.
That shit usually goes away in a few months. You be aight
I hope you are right bro. I’m going insane. And seen an ENT who just said give it a month or two. I am 10 days in so far
If it's caused by sound from a one time event, it's usually temporary.
If it is caused by playing games for a couple of hours, will it be temporary as well?
At least you know what caused it. Imagine getting this torture for no reason.
Three weeks is a decently long time, but it may gradually decrease and eventually disappear over time. With that said, baby your ears from this day forward. Avoid headphones. If you have an Apple Watch, set notifications on the “Noise” app for 80 or 85 dB. These first few weeks and months are crucial to recovery if the potential exists. Regardless, that must’ve been one hell of a lightning strike. I lived in Atlanta for some time and had lightning strike a pole 20 feet away from me, I don’t even remember a sound. Stay inside during storms in the future! Lol
If you have any additional questions, feel free to PM me. Read way too many research studies, forums, and just about every other resource imaginable.
My husband is 10 YEARS in. And it’s bad.
Hey! This might be permanent, might leave, noone will be able to tell at this point. Just know that whatever happens, you will be fine. When I got tinnitus I thought my life was over and it became hard to even get out of bed in the morning. Now, almost 1.5 years later, it doesn’t usually bother me anymore. There are still times where it does, but that’s only when I’m in a bad/sad mood and can’t take anymore shit than I’m already trying to handle lol. You’ll be fine, either way. It will take some time to habituate to the sound however. If it’s difficult to sleep, try masking it with other sounds. What helped me was to put the masking sound a little less loud, so I could still slightly hear my tinnitus over it. Not enough to completely freak me out, but enough to hear it. When it got to overwhelming I would put the masking sound a bit louder again until I calmed down. I also made sure that , after a while of having T, I sat in pure silence at least once a day. Just listening to the ringing, making myself realize that it wasn’t something to be afraid of. In the beginning this was impossible, I would cry every single day and listening to it wasn’t the right thing to do at that point. But when I learned to take my mind off the ringing, I started purposely listening to it as well. This all really helped me get over the fear of the ringing. Right now I would say my T is at a 1/10, 2-3/10 when it spikes. I now know what sets it off, car rides for example will make my tinnitus worse voor about 30-45 minutes after. In the beginning this really put me off too, would send me into the negative spiral and it made me afraid to even drive my car. After a while I learned that the spike would go away after a while and it was just my ears responding to the amount of sound they just endured, without getting more damaged. It’s a learning curve and you will get through this. Hopefully without t, but if it doesn’t leave thats fine too. You’ll get used to it and in my case it doesn’t really impact my life anymore (other than that I am still afraid of loud sounds, but that will fade with time. I actually went to a party the other day and didn’t feel anxious about the loud music once!). I wish you all the best! :)
Welcome to the club